’AndallfriendsroundStPaul’s。’Heemptiedandputdownthewine-glasshalf-waythroughthisancientcivictoast，andtookupthebox。Itwasanironboxsometwofeetsquare，whichhecarriedunderhisarmsprettyeasily。Jeremiahwatchedhismannerofadjustingit，withjealouseyes；trieditwithhishands，tobesurethathehadafirmholdofit；badehimforhislifebecarefulwhathewasabout；andthenstoleoutontiptoetoopenthedoorforhim。Affery，anticipatingthelastmovement，wasonthestaircase。Thesequenceofthingswassoordinaryandnatural，that，standingthere，shecouldhearthedooropen，feelthenightair，andseethestarsoutside。
Butnowcamethemostremarkablepartofthedream。Shefeltsoafraidofherhusband，thatbeingonthestaircase，shehadnotthepowertoretreattoherroomwhichshemighteasilyhavedonebeforehehadfastenedthedoor，butstoodtherestaring。
Consequentlywhenhecameupthestaircasetobed，candleinhand，hecamefulluponher。Helookedastonished，butsaidnotaword。
Hekepthiseyesuponher，andkeptadvancing；andshe，completelyunderhisinfluence，keptretiringbeforehim。Thus，shewalkingbackwardandhewalkingforward，theycameintotheirownroom。
Theywerenosoonershutinthere，thanMrFlintwinchtookherbythethroat，andshookheruntilshewasblackintheface。